Professional Biography
Daryl Hansen is currently a joint PhD student in Cognitive Science and Computer Science at Indiana University. Daryl received his B.S. in Computer Science and B.A. in Arts and Technology from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2010. During his undergraduate studies, he did research in mobile graphics under Dr. Xiaohu Guo. This research also included collaboration with Texas Instruments.
In addition to his research, he also co-founded a mobile video game development company, 5 Minute Games Inc., through the UTDallas’s Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
His research interests include human robotic interactions, social robotics, and artificial intelligence. The focus of his PhD will be on peer-to-peer human robotic interactions.
Personal Biography
Technically, I was born in Hampton, Virginia. However, my dad is in the military, so I have not lived in one place for more than a few years. Thus, it would be more accurate to say that I was born in the United States. UTDallas is the longest, almost four years, I have ever been enrolled in the same school. The result is that I am very addicted to traveling. I spent a few months over the summer of 2009 studying Japanese language in Okazaki, Japan at the Yamasa Institute.
I love learning. When I was in grade school, I was that kid who was actually excited to go to class. However, that desire to learn has matured into an unhealthy obsession and broadened into many categories including film editing, Japanese language, and interactive design. I’m a sucker for music, my hair bleeds dye, and I breathe electronics.
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If you are interested in my research, collaboration, or have any questions, feel free to contact me.
